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“The
US Postal Service has placed a study of the possible consolidation of the Centralia
(Illinois) mail processing center into the St. Louis distribution center on-hold
indefinitely. Postal Service Spokesperson Mike Stancil says the Area Mail Processing
study has been shelved until major changes are completed at the St. Louis facility.
He says the St. Louis plant is undergoing technological and staff changes, and
after those are completed, the study may be revisited. Stancil says the postal
service will not pursue the study or make any changes unless they are beneficial
to the mailing community. He says there is no time line for when the changes
will be completed in St. Louis.” See
USPS notification to APWU 12/5/05
Postal Service Prepares to Facilitate Absentee Ballot Delivery Canada: Postal workers will fight Quebec closure despite agreement
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USPS Request (PDF) |
PRC Docket
Elizabethtown Letter-Sorting Facility To Move To Louisville Glade Park closes its post offices Car crashes into post office after colliding with school bus Police hook Postal Worker, two others in Tacoma mailbox ‘fishing’ plot
Wildwood postal clerk retiring after 20-year career
Lesson learned from APX bankruptcy
"
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) announced that the Postmaster General's office
had agreed to a third party medical review for Sergeant Jason Lyon. This comes
after a March 22 letter to Postmaster General John Potter and phone calls to
Deputy Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe, requesting that the United States
Postal Service (USPS) review Sergeant Lyon's case. Sergeant Jason Lyon is a
member of the National Guard who served in Iraq for the U.S. Army. He has been
denied an appointment to serve as a Mail Carrier in Western New York because
of a sprained ankle received while serving in Iraq and which has subsequently
healed. While the U.S. military has deemed him fit for service, the USPS
has not."
- Dept of Labor looking into whether USPS treated Lyon fairly under Vet hiring laws
Postal probe finds carrier didn't deliver Employees say Sioux City move is a done deal
DM News' Deliver: Into the Mail Stream
The U.S. Postal Service's efforts to modernize and cut costs apparently are resulting in sluggish catalog deliveries this spring. And although some mailers say that mail to the West Coast, New Mexico, and Texas has suffered the most, "you can't really define exactly what areas are being affected," says Gary LaBarre, distribution manager for Maple Grove, MN-based printing and production services provider Banta Catalog Group. LaBarre adds, "There have been rumblings from the West Coast that carriers are delivering mail as late as 11 p.m. In general, it's difficult to get a straight answer." Speaking on the condition of anonymity, one mailer says, "We're not sure if this is a process problem, union slowdown
The NALC is actively pursuing the national level
grievance over the uses —and abuses—of the DOIS computer system, but top Postal
Service managers are still dragging their feet on acting to address the system’s
obvious flaws. “The Postal Service has been slow to respond—that’s about the
nicest way I can put it,” NALC Director of City Delivery Fred Rolando said.
“We’ve outlined all our issues and had several meetings to explain how to correct
the problems. But management still doesn’t seem to get it.”
OPM Issues Warning about FEGLI scammers
Postal Worker, Family Found Fatally Shot In Suburban Home
Sioux City wins concessions on postal decision DM News' Deliver: Video Professor Learns a Lesson in Mailing Postal employee denies mail theft
A city police officer noticing smoke coming from
an illegal fire in a backyard led to officers finding barrels of chemicals and
34 boxes of undelivered mail. Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne said
the mail appeared to be from about 2003, when Russell Meuth worked as a mail
carrier in Brazoria.
U.S. Postal Service Earns Award for Marketing Research
Postmaster halts curbside mailbox push There'll be 36 fewer places to mail letter in Jersey City Canada: Postal worker's firing uncovers massive mail theft
Question: Isn’t the USPS saying publicly that volumes are down? Isn’t it true, according to www.USPS.com, that: Total mail volumes have increased over the last few years; First-class volume was up .1 percent last year; The USPS paid off all of its debt; and,
Over the last three years the
Postal Service made approximately $10 billion in revenue from operations?
Generically known as a
four-state barcode this development in technology will enable business mailers
to sort and track up to a billion pieces of mail at a time as well as to more
easily request special services, such as address correction and confirmation
of delivery. The new technology will also enable the Postal Service to process
and deliver mail more efficiently.
USPS to boost package info
Study of Rockford mail facility will go forward
USPS Earns Customer Call Service Center Recognition from Purdue University Deliver: What Services are DHL, FedEx, UPS and USPS Working On?
"Facilities that primarily handle
originating mail are subject to partial or full consolidation. Ten facilities
have gone through AMP and forty more are in line for transition. The new network
of ADCs will allow the Postal Service to move mail out of the air and onto ground
transport, which is less costly and more reliable. BMC modernization will replace
many of the old facilities built about 30 years ago. Rather than abandon the
old buildings, they will be completely renovated and new equipment will be installed.
There may be some temporary changes for employees and mailers during this process."
Emergency Purchasing in Response
to Hurricanes
(PDF)
Stamps, serving as doorways to history Editorial: Postal Service sends bad news
Kindness, a postal worker, and a soldier far from home
e-NAPUS: Postmasters Master the Hill (PDF)
Santa Fe's (New Mexico) post office is hiring part-time rural mail carriers
to fill in for regular carriers on Saturdays, sick days and vacations, a flier
distributed by mail in the Santa Fe area says. This marks the Postal Service's
first round of hirings since it promised in January to hire more employees,
and bringing on part-timers is the quickest way to get more people moving mail,
said Jude McCartin, spokeswoman for U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., said.
As of March 18, 2006, approximately 500 maintenance employees
who occupy duty assignments as Carpenters; Letter Box Mechanics; Maintenance
Electricians; Painters, Plumbers, and Welders are being paid at the PS-7 level.
Also effective March 18, 2006 more than 3,300 former Level 5 Maintenance Mechanics
are now being paid at PS-6. See:
Implementation of Maintenance Upgrades MOU 3/16/06[PDF]
USPS BOG Approves Parcel Return Service, Repositionable Notes
Bug powder forces Fort Myers
mail center evacuation Postal Service Conducting Survey in Bryan, TX Goleta Post Office Offers Help After January Shooting The Little Post Office That Could
Bloody Mail Investigated
USPS February 2006 Financial & Operating Statements
- Fit for warfare but not for mail duty | USPS rejects Iraq veteran cleared for military duty
Mail call is changing for New Orleans residents
Leaders break ground for post office
Letter: Postal service manipulates message on plan to shift
mail
Mail found strewn across delivery routes Postage stamps stolen in break
March 21, 2006 - USPS, NALC & NRLCA Sign MOU On New City vs. Rural Delivery Disputes The
National Association of Letter Carriers, the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association, and the Postal Service have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding
regarding the processing of new city/rural grievances. Any settlements at Step
A (city) or Step 1 or 2 (rural) that would result in the reassignment or assignment
of deliveries require the agreement of authorized representatives of all three
parties at that level. Additionally, if a grievance is appealed to Step B (city)
or Step 3 (rural), the representatives at that level will ensure the file is
properly developed and documented, and forward the file along with their supported
recommendations to the national level for review by the national city/rural
committee. The memorandum will expire in one year if not extended by the parties.
also Delivery Redesign Cases Resolved
March 21, 2006 -
Fit for warfare but not for mail duty
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March 21, 2006
Chicago: Charges filed in slaying of postal worker Albuquerque: Postal Staffing Shortage Blamed Anchorage Airport post office's all-night hours may be cut
Man Upset With Service Allegedly
Beats Mailman
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Two accused in attack Niles Post Office commits to safety
Crescent Lake presses for new post office Inconvenienced customers ready to go postal
March 20, 2006 - Mail carrier forced to strip at gunpoint
From Khou-TV 11 : "Police were
called to the 6600 block of Park Lane in southeast Houston Monday afternoon
where a mail carrier was allegedly forced to strip at gunpoint. One suspect
waited in a vehicle while two others allegedly approached the male postal worker
with a rifle and ordered him to remove all of his clothing. The suspects fled
the scene with the man’s clothes after a neighbor saw the confrontation and
asked what was going on. The neighbor called 911 and provided the nude man with
some of her husband’s clothes."
Postal carrier robbed of his clothes in bizarre attack
(see video of carrier)
March 20, 2006 -
APWU Creates e-Team
-"The APWU Legislative Department
is establishing an e-mail alert system that is intended to help union members
react quickly to important developments. “Legislative matters can change with
very little notice,” said Legislative Director Myke Reid. “And with the security
measures that are in place on Capitol Hill, letters are often delayed until
it is too late to affect a representative’s actions on important legislative
issues. “We are introducing the APWU e-Team, to ensure that our members’ voices
are heard quickly and loudly on Capitol Hill. ”
Register
here
March 20, 2006 USPS Hits Homerun With Unveiling of Baseball Sluggers Stamps In Alabama hamlets, the post office delivers more than the mail Mojave Mail Processing Operations Now in Bakersfield GMF
Deutsche Post Says Monopoly Loss Won't Lower Profit
March 20, 2006 -
Minneapolis Postal Workers Reduce Ergonomic Injuries
-"Thanks to the leadership
of an employee-run Ergonomic Risk Reduction Process team, reported injuries
at the Minneapolis U.S. Postal Service plant have decreased dramatically, the
American Postal Workers Union reports. Preliminary statistics show that muscle
skeletal disorders have been reduced 28 percent and reportable injuries are
down 21 percent. Lifting/handling injuries are down 48 percent. "
March 20, 2006 - Out of sorts at Post Office plan
"Members of the New York Metro Area Postal Union
and the Bronx Coalition to Save Our Post Offices have scheduled a rally for
today outside the Bronx General Post Office, where they expect to hand over
a petition containing thousands of signatures to Rep. Jose Serrano (D-South
Bronx) in their efforts to halt the closings. The rally is in response to what
organizers called an advisory by the U.S. Postal Service calling for the consolidation
of mail processing from the Bronx into Manhattan, similar to moves already made
across the country. The union says that as many as 2,000 workers could be affected,
but Postal Service spokeswoman Pat McGovern said that was a "gross exaggeration,"
calling the number "closer to 500."
- Olympia: USPS Consolidation Plans to Benefit Big Mailers - Info Picket on 3/22
March
20, 2006 -
Postal Service uses Intelligrated for Conveyor Systems
Parcel Consolidators Rush to Fill Void Left By APX Bankruptcy Filing
Hawaii: Some post offices on Kauai closed due to dam break
March 19, 2006 - Ooops — Candidate contrite about flouting postal law - A buck may not be worth much these days, but 23 cents is still enough to tilt a playing field -- at least in politics. That’s a lesson George Sergi, candidate for the Parks and Recreation Commission, learned the hard way this week when his campaign fliers -- missing the required postage -- turned up in residential mailboxes. Someone complained, the postmaster gave Sergi a primer in postal law, and word of Sergi’s slip quickly got around town. Actually, Sergi’s oversight -- hand-delivering materials without postage -- is fairly common, says Bob Boiselle, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service. It is also illegal
March 19, 2006
Five arrested in postal scam involving bogus checks, stamps
Plans for post office must wait - funds diverted to Gulf Coast
March 18, 2006 - USPS Contracting Out Custodial Services?
USPS is seeking vendors
to manage janitorial services in 48 states “with the possibility of future needs
in landscape, snow removal and misc. building services .” Several Postal Reporter
readers expressed concern that USPS may be considering contracting out custodial
services.
March 18, 2006 After a Loss, Prayers, Cards and . . . Junk Mail?
Crescent Lake residents plead for their post office
March 18, 2006 -
Postal Unions, Postmaster
and Supervisor Groups Send Letter to Senator Collins
-
"In
a letter to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Committee chairman Susan Collins , National Association of Letter Carriers
president William Young and American Postal Workers Union president William
Burrus asked the senator and her conference colleagues to: (1) repeal the CSRS
escrow fund, (2) return the Postal Service's military retirement obligation
back to the Treasury, (3) adopt the looser House language that permits the Postal
Service to exceed the inflation-based rate cap, and (4) adopt the Senate language
that would permit the USPS to "bank" unused rate setting authority.
March 17, 2006 -
NAPUS: Postal Officials Halt Test Allowing Postmaster
to Manage, Work Two Post Offices -
"Postal officials also responded to an experimental process in the Southwest
Area which tested a program to allow a Postmaster to work in and manage two
post offices at the same time. The Area has halted the test and NAPUS has informed
USPS Headquarters that we object to such a practice, mainly because it’s detrimental
to customer service."
March 17, 2006 -
Postal Service Honors 93 Mansfield
Carriers
March 17, 2006 Postal case nets man house arrest
March 16, 2006 -
Mail delivery
practices unchanged after Supreme Court ruling
March 16, 2006 -
Deafness invalidates confession of Postal Worker
in murder case
March 16, 2006 -
Mailman
Helps Save 10-year-old Girl's Life using CPR
- What could have been a tragic
event on the school playground turned into a lifesaving rescue. The quick thinking
and skill of a postal worker is making him a hero at Creighton Elementary
School in Philly .
March 16, 2006 -
Customer: Postal Service may
need to address pressure Sales Tactics
-"On Aug. 17,
2005, in my letter to The Gazette ("U.S. Postal Service - Inc?") I pointed out
how the Germantown post office repeatedly barrages postal patrons with pressure
sales tactics. That facility still hasn't learned that it needs to be a service,
instead. When I went there on March 9 to mail a package by media mail, the clerk
started the barrage again, with the following scenario..."
- Management Issues Mandatory Mystery Shopper Scripts
March 16, 2006 - City Letter Carrier Operations Detroit District (PDF)
In part the audit revealed that "supervisors
and managers did not always properly track and document letter carriers unauthorized
overtime and take corrective action to manage overtime issues" . Delivery
operations constitute 46 percent of the workhours in the
FY 2006 field operating budget; (chart
for mail processing and other all operations) these workhours are mainly
attributable to office and street workhours. Salary and benefits for rural and
city carriers totaled approximately $22 billion.
March 16, 2006 Postal Bulletin: Reductions in Grade, RIF Competitive Areas, TSP, more.. New Postal Machines Prompt BPM Rule Calabasas goes postal over mail delays
Postal worker pleads guilty to mail theft, workers' comp fraud
More Mail Delivery Delays In El Paso Canada: Postal Workers Deliver Ultimatum over Transparency Postal worker pleads guilty to stealing mail Designer Mailboxes Add Curb Appeal
Postal parakeets that livened up Watchung Memorial Post Office banned
March 15, 2006
Now That's
First Class: Postal Workers rescue mail from river
Car rams into Cranberry post office March 14, 2006 - USPS Seeking to Reduce Service as Part of Consolidation Plan - by Clint Burleson Olympia, WA APWU President. "In order to get around the likelihood that a service reduction would violate the Postal Reorganization Act, the Postal Service is arguing that requirements in the Postal Reorganization Act for prompt service must be balanced with instructions to be economical. However, if the Olympia consolidation plan is any indication, the public will lose service and have higher costs. Despite the upcoming Postal Rate Commission hearing and the Postal Service’s stated desire to “request an advisory opinion before implementing the service changes,” the Postal Service still plans on beginning the transfer of the Olympia outgoing mail to Tacoma on April 3rd, 2006 and to have at least ten consolidations across the country completed by June of 2006.
March 14, 2006 -
From
Ask President Burrus
March 14, 2006 -
Postal
Service's future depends on ability to adapt
March 14, 2006
USPS Board of Governors to Meet March 22-23 in Washington
DC
March 13, 2006 - Mail Use Grows Despite Rate Increase "Two months after a postal rate increase that averaged 5.4 percent across the board, direct mail quantities have not declined and, in some cases, they're even on the rise, according to several mailing services companies. The U.S. Postal Service, however, says Standard mail volume is growing but is weaker than officials expected. From Oct. 1 to Jan. 31, the USPS planned for a Standard mail increase of 4.7 percent, but the actual increase was 1.5 percent. However, mailers are turning their attention to the next rate case, which likely will be filed this spring. USPS board chairman James C. Miller has said to anticipate a mid-single-digit increase in 2007. Others fear it may be higher. For example, all of the postal union and management association contracts expire in 2006, which could influence rates in 2007 and beyond."|
March 13, 2006 -
White House Taps 2 for Postal Board
March 13, 2006 - New Test Expected to Allow Commercial Images on Customized Postage "Stamps.com today announced that the U.S. Postal Service has notified the public of a new market test for customized postage that is expected to begin later this month or next month, and is expected to continue for a period of two years. In addition, beginning with this new market test, the U.S. Postal Service is expected to lift the restriction on business advertising on customized postage, which has been in place since the second market test began in May 2005. Stamps.com plans to participate in the new market test with its PhotoStamps(R) product, and will begin marketing PhotoStamps for business use as soon as the business advertising restriction is lifted." See Federal Register Notice
March 13, 2006 Stockton postal worker returns home from Iraq Postal History among questions in 10th grade assessment test
White House Taps Two for Postal
Board -
More info on Katherine Tobin
March 12, 2006 -
Postal workers haunted by
memories of terrible night
March 12, 2006 - Mail delivery outcry - Bulk-rate items arrive too late
"Delays in El Paso's standard-class
mail delivery service that are affecting some merchants have drawn scrutiny
from the office of U.S. Rep. Silvestre Reyes and prompted the U.S. Postal Service
to hire temporary workers. Though Postal Service officials say a nationwide
spike in service has yielded a backlog of only bulk-rate mail in El Paso, several
employees of the city's main post office said the delays are due to a startling
shortage of staff and are also affecting some second-class mail service. The
Postal Service in El Paso "has made a self-declaration of the delays. They have
to do that to hire temporary workers," Brock said. "We've been told that they
will keep the (temporary workers) on staff until things are clear."
March 12, 2006 - Press Release : Upcoming Women's Labor Union And Activists Summer School - "The Evergreen State College Labor Center is hosting its 16 annual Summer School for Union Women and Community Activists from June 28 - July 2, 2006 in Olympia, Washington. This year the school’s theme is Women Bringing It Back Together: Building Alliances between Union and Community Activists to Realize Our Goals Locally and Globally. The Summer School is a unique leadership program that helps women light their passion and find their voice in the labor movement."
March 12, 2006
Teen On Motorbike Killed
In Crash With Postal Truck Postal workers find haven in tiny town
March 11, 2006 - Ex-Bush Adviser on Postal Reform Legislation Arrested in 'Theft Scheme' - "Claude A. Allen, former White House head of domestic policy council was arrested Thursday by police in Montgomery County, Md., for allegedly claiming refunds for more than $5,000 worth of merchandise he did not buy, according to county and federal authorities. He had been under investigation since at least January for alleged thefts on 25 occasions at Target and Hecht's stores." Allen resigned on February 8th, 2006 . In 1984 Allen was a press aide to former Sen. Jesse Helms |
March 11, 2006 Mail artist use postal system as medium while avoiding envelope Postal Carriers receive Award for helping Blind and Physically Handicapped
Postal carrier delivers life back
to elderly man
Mason City Residents Remember Postal Worker
March 10, 2006 -
APWU National Executive
Board Acts to Fight Consolidation
March 10, 2006 -
Lawmakers
Target Postal Service on Tobacco Shipments
March 10, 2006 -
Top USPS Contractors for FY 2005 (PDF)
March 10, 2006
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Postal Service Deals With Mail Backups
- Post Office
Employees Petition Lawmakers - Another employee familiar with the system at
the U.S. Postal Service in El Paso, TX. says the problem with backed-up mail
is very real and says unless lawmakers get involved, the public will see only
more problems with their mail.
-
I-Team looks into alleged delays in El Paso mail delivery
March 10, 2006 - Input on Postal Service Sought - Rep. David Dreier (R-San Dimas) has asked for an inquiry by the Committee on Government Reform into the U.S. Postal System's service delivery. Dreier is requesting the investigation based on several complaints from his constituents and small business owners in his district, including La Cañada Flintridge, according to a letter written to the committee's chairman, Rep. Thomas Davis III (R-Virginia).
March 10, 2006 Raw Story: More on Abramoff clients MPA, Pitney Bowes (scroll down for story) NAPUS: Work Service Credits Are Getting a Close Look Letter: Passport problem reveals quality of postal workers Postal workers will pause to honor one of their own Fog, ice blamed for fatal accident that killed Postal Worker Mailman Who Called Police Says He Was "...Just Doing His Job."
Clarksburg City Postmaster Under Investigation Sticky substance in mailboxes prompts postal investigation 150th Anniversary of Mail Carrier on Skis 'Snowshoe' Thompson Celebrated
March 09, 2006 -
USPS Orders Removal Of Memorial To 4 N.J. Shooting Victims
-"The U.S.
Postal Service has ordered a post office near where four people were killed
in a postal substation to remove a memorial to the victims, saying the space
was needed to help sell more items.
Alan Meyers, a window clerk who has run the post office in the Watchung Plaza
since it opened 10 years ago, for years has tended the plants dropped off by
customers in memory of the shooting victims. But the plants are now gone as
part of a nationwide "retail standardization" by the Postal Service."
March 09, 2006 - Montpelier post office sports five stars -
Having heard of five-star hotels
and five-star resorts, get ready for a five-star post office. The Montpelier
Post Office recently earned a five-star rating as part of the Postal Service’s
new 5 Star Customer Service Program. Ratings are based on surveys by the Gallup
Organization. The Gallup Organization surveys USPS customers, asking them to
rate the local post offices on efficiency, accuracy of delivery, consistency
of delivery and wait time-in-line. The post office will have a new sign for
its door and all employees receive lapel pins in recognition of the rating.
March 09, 2006 - Study to Possibly Reroute Mail From The Bronx To Manhattan Draws Union's Ire - Bronx mail is about to be rerouted to Manhattan as part of a U.S. Postal Service study, but union members say the plans are flawed. Union leaders fear the study could mean plant closures, and ultimately the loss and relocation of jobs. "We know that the postal service's intention is to make the service worse by saving money," said New York Metro APWU President Clarice Torrence. A spokeswoman from the USPS says consolidation is not a foregone conclusion, and that the union is reacting too soon. | - Rockford, Ill - Letter: Mail move doesn’t add up
March 09, 2006 - Panel Rejects Proposal to Reinstate USPS Paralegal to State Bar
A Northern California lawyer
who resigned from the State Bar 13 years ago rather than face misconduct charges
allegedly stemming from alcohol and gambling addiction should not be reinstated
at the present time, the State Bar Court Review Department has concluded. He
now works for the Postal Service’s legal department as a paralegal.
March 09, 2006 Ben Franklin Award Presented to Florida Postmaster They call him the singing postman - It's a nickname Postmaster has earned 15 major federal employee groups oppose adding Real Estate Fund to TSP Theft of $362.54 proves costly for ex-postmaster
Postcom compiles state list of do not mail legislation Targetbase: CMOs Say Mail is Top Channel
March 08, 2006 -
Post office fails to
hire more workers
March 08, 2006 -
Congressman Opposes Postal Facility Move APWU: Public Supports Workers’ Efforts to Preserve Service, Postmarks, Jobs
March 08, 2006 - Music Service to Offer CD Swapping Through the Mail
A new music sharing service,
set to launch in July, plans to capitalize on that fact by offering customers
the ability to swap real CDs rather than files. Dubbed Lala Media , the company
will encourage users to trade CDs they own for CDs they want at a cost of $1
plus a 49-cent shipping and handling fee. Lala facilitates the transaction and
provides prepaid envelopes to CD traders. The company's use of the postal service
mirrors the way Netflix sends its customers rental DVDs.
March 08, 2006
Illinois postal worker indicted for OWCP Fraud
March 07, 2006 -
Mail Delays Uncovered
March 07, 2006 -
Over 20 Injured on Duty Workers Escorted Out of
San Diego Postal Facility??
According to a PostalReporter reader
12 clerks and mail handlers were escorted out of the San Diego [Calif.] Postal
Plant for refusing to sign limited duty job offers.
Also, " Just a note from San
Diego, Ca. I'm an injured carrier from 2002, which was sent to CFS right away
in a limited duty status as a carrier. OK. So last week, I had a meeting with
this pilot program
that they are doing here with all injured workers that have reached P&S, MMI
status. I was told they have NO WORK FOR ME and several other carriers too.
We were referred over to OWCP/DOL and escorted out of the building and our badges
taken away from us. At our main plant last week, 24 employees (clerks) were
also escorted off the job. I can't believe they are doing this to us."
March 07, 2006 -
Twenty-Five Toledo Postal Workers
Overcome by Fumes-
The Summit Street Post Office in Toledo, Ohio is closed Tuesday as emergency
crews respond to 25 postal workers overcome by fumes. Fire fighters are on the
scene and a hazardous materials unit is set up to process those who've been
exposed to the so-far unidentified substance. Early reports say it may be a
chemical leak or perhaps fumes from a diesel mixture. Because the facility is
a US Post Office, the situation is being handled according to Homeland Security
protocol.
March 07, 2006 Food Retailer HR Executive Joins USPS HR Team Group asks for support against post office proposal
On the trail of 'snail mail' Australia Post office to deliver digitally
Post Office Controversy in Maryland Community
March 06, 2006
USPS Tightens Rules for Bundles
Postal boxes test limits of creativity, craftsmanship AOL backs down after pay-for-email criticism
March 05, 2006 - Jennifer San Marco: Portrait of a killer
"Mass
murderer Jennifer San Marco kept a diary of disputes with people, more than
a hundred pages long, meticulously documenting slights and petty offenses against
her that may have fueled her Goleta [postal] shooting spree, the News-Press
has learned. Although the details of the journal have not been released, investigators
who have reviewed it said it offers the clearest motive yet for the disturbed
44-year-old's decision to kill seven people before taking her own life on Jan.
30."
March 05, 2006 -
Postal Carrier Shot While Delivering Mail
March 05, 2006 - How Not to Reform Government [doc]
Murray Comarow via Postcom.org
- "There exists a government agency that employs almost three-fourths of a million
people. It is vital to the existence of thousands of private sector enterprises
that employ some nine million workers. It represents over eight percent of the
national economy. It touches virtually every home and business every day. It
is the U.S. Postal Service, and it is in big trouble, largely due to external
forces. Few Americans know that. The Congress and the White House know it and
are about to make things worse, as they did in creating the Department of Homeland
Security and “reforming” the Internal Revenue Service. Postal competitors such
as the United Parcel Service are pleased with the bills. Think about that.
Congress can not responsibly ignore the alarming conclusions of the Board of
Governors and The Seven (seven of the nine presidential commission members)
March 05, 2006 - Roswell locals join chorus of postal woes
Residents of Roswell, New Mexico
have added their voices of dissatisfaction to others about postal service across
the state. Susan Davidson-Shell worked as the Roswell postmaster for 13 years
before retiring three years ago. She said she’s reluctant to criticize service
but, having worked for the Postal Service for so long, knows what to expect.
Davidson-Shell said she mailed six packages on Dec. 20. Two packages sent to
Albuquerque arrived nine days later. One package arrived in Show Low, Ariz.,
on Dec. 24. Another package arrived at the same Arizona address after New Year’s
Day. “Even at the worst case scenario with the overflow of Christmas mail, it
shouldn’t take nine days to deliver to Albuquerque,” she said.
March 05, 2006 Letter carrier retires after 28 years
Postman went extra mile There's money in flying the mail
March 04, 2006 Letter: Cruel comments misdirected toward postal clerks APWU: Agreement Reached on Displaced 'Katrina' Employees e-NAPUS Newsletter: Postal Conference Still Waiting for House Conferees (PDF)
Santa Barbara mass killer had descent into madness
March 03,
2006 -
Bush Nominates
Two for USPS Board of Governors
(2005) Barnett lobbyist for payday lending industry |
(2002) Barnett Firm intervened for National Right to Work Foundation in New
Mexico tribal/union case
March 03, 2006
USPS Honors 79-Year-Old Postman
March 02, 2006 - Inside Los Angeles's' Mail Processing Center Last
Thursday, the Postal Service conducted a media tour of the plant. The L.A. center
occupies 74 acres. With 1.1 million square feet under its roof, the facility
is the largest of its kind, on one level, in the nation. It processes about
23 million pieces of mail daily. The Postal Service maintains that the Marina
consolidation is unrelated to service problems that Palisades residents have
been and still are experiencing. However, officials acknowledge internal kinks'
both at the L.A. plant and here at the La Cruz station' that are affecting local
mail delivery as they are being ironed out.
March 02,
2006 -
Computer woes briefly hobble Postal Service - Glitches in the computer
network that links U.S. post offices caused delays and limited services across
the United States for several hours on Thursday, a U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman
said. The 37,000 U.S. post offices rely on centralized systems that process
credit card payments and automate services such as weighing letters and packages.
According to its Web site Ohio-based NCR Corp. has installed automation systems
in 8,500 U.S. post offices and the company has announced that it is expanding
the use of its software to 15,000 post offices this year.
March 02, 2006 - NAPUS: District to stop expansion of PRO program in Kentucky
NAPUS National
President Dale Goff met with USPS Vice President of the Eastern Area, Al Lazaroff
last week to discuss some concerns involving the Post Office Resource and Optimization
(PRO) program. After listening to Goff’s concerns, expansion of the formal PRO
process in Kentucky has been stopped by the Eastern Area Vice President. PRO
would utilize a team concept, comprised of a small group of “satellite”post
offices, which will include a contact office, which will be called a “capital
office." The idea is to have Postmasters work as teams and to share resources.
March 02, 2006 Mail carrier is attacked by pit bull Providing IDs for P.O. Boxes Provokes Some Postal Customers Post Office robbery ends in arrest Postal Bulletin Issue 3/2/06: New Sexual Harassment Policy and more.. Chicago: Memorial fund aids family of slain postal carrier Postal carrier for 50 years to walk his route for last time Friday.
National
Postal Forum Mailers Offers Workshops and Symposiums Postal Service Issues New Wedding Stamps Post Office Problems Hurting Local Non Profit Groups
March 02, 2006 - Oakland: Injured Postal and Federal Workers Seminar - The Postal Service has by far more employees injured on duty than any other federal agency in the country. Thousands of employees are injured on the job each year. YOU COULD BE NEXT!
March
01, 2006 -
Potential Postal
Service reorganization could delay local delivery
- In total, Postal Service area managers have selected at least 46
facilities across the country for "area mail processing" studies. Jim Coultress,
a USPS District spokesman in San Antonio projected the ongoing feasibility study
will be complete within two months and stressed that no decision has yet been
made regarding the McAllen (TX) facility. He acknowledged there is a "very remote
possibility" that some McAllen postal workers would have to relocate to another
facility within a
50-mile radius if there is a consolidation. But while there could be changes
in job assignments, "no one is going to lose their jobs," Coultress said.
- Ads backing Greensburg postmark | Post office plans consolidation - Postal Change Study in Chicago, Then to Washington, D.C
March
01, 2006 -
NALC :
Behind the numbers - A look at USPS financial performance (PDF)
-The
Postal Service is touting its “remarkable results” in 2005 and rightfully so—by
fiscal year-end, it had achieved a $1.4 billion profit, an impressive turnaround
from initial projections of a $200 million loss. Volume was strong, productivity
increased dramatically, and all the USPS’s outstanding debt has been repaid.
Internally, the USPS appears to be in its best shape ever. Flip over the coin,
however, and you see that postage rates have just been increased, with the usual
grumbling from Postal Service critics about long lines, delayed mail and general
incompetence.
- USPS release January 2006 Financial & Operating Statements (PDF)
March
01, 2006 -
Veterans May Face Health Care Cuts in 2008
- At least tens of thousands
of veterans with non-critical medical issues could suffer delayed or even denied
care in coming years to enable President Bush to meet his promise of cutting
the deficit in half _ if the White House is serious about its proposed budget.
After an increase for next year, the Bush budget would turn current trends on
their head. Even though the cost of providing medical care to veterans has been
growing by leaps and bounds, White House budget documents assume a cutback in
2008 and further cuts thereafter.
March 01, 2006
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